The Daily MBA

Author: Chris Dalton

The scope of The Daily MBA’s subject matter suffers from one of the real constraints of any book: there will always be more ideas than the available pages can accommodate. As such, there are some topics absent from this book – such as entrepreneurship, family businesses, management research methods, and changing work and career patterns – which will be essential for discussion in future editions. While not everything may be appropriate, not everything may be obligatory; students in business schools today are required to take courses in statistics or computing, and some other subjects, such as business law, which may be very limited in this book. Thus, we are left with a good general overview of the fundamentals of MBA practice and theories. I want to express my sincere appreciation for the support I received from many individuals during the writing of this book. I must thank all past and present MBA students who provided continuous feedback on the drafts, specifically Rupa Datta and Nora Eger. I also express my gratitude and thanks to my faculty colleagues at Henley Business School, particularly Carole Brent, Chris Worthington, and Peter Rice. My sincere thanks go to the patient editors and wise mentors throughout this process at Pearson Publishing, Chris Cudmore, and at home to my patient wife, Gina, both of whom deserve an award.